Long story of service Continued from Page 1 “I was born in England and came over here when I was about 10,” Long said. “I was always interested in law en- forcement and the military. The Marines gave me the op- portunity to become a U.S. citizen.” Long’s leadership skills were evident early on in his law enforcement career. Af- ter the police academy, he joined the Crowley Police Department in 1996. “I started as a patrolman and worked my way up to sergeant in about five years,” Long said. “I’ve been a patrol sergeant for the last 12 years

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Volume 28, Number 22
8 pages in 1 section, plus inserts
Crowley High School Home-
coming festivities will kick off to-
day with a parade at 6 p.m. The
parade route begins at the cor-
ner of Main and Midway, then
runs along Main Street and ends
in the CHS parking lot where a
community pep rally will take
place. The student pep rally will
be Friday at 12:30 p.m. and the
game, complete with halftime
pageantry, will begin at 7:30
p.m. as the Eagles take on the
Burleson Centennial Spartans.
HOMECOMING
DANCETICKETS
FALL FESTIVAL
FUNDRAISER
SENIOR DINNER
HAUNTED HAYRIDE
Friday is the final day to pur-
chase tickets for the Moonlit So-
cial dance. The event, with music
provided by Heartsong Enter-
tainment, is on the calendar for
7 p.m. Oct. 17 at the Crowley
Recreation Center, 405 S. Oak
St. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and
a short line dancing lesson is also
included. Bring your own snacks
and beverages. Tickets will not
be available at the door. They
are available in advance by call-
ing 817-297-2201 ext. 7000.
The Crowley United Method-
ist Church is hosting the 55th an-
nual Lord’s Acre Harvest Festival
at 9 a.m. Saturday at 509 Peach
Street. Children’s activities begin
at 9:30 a.m. the popular Country
Store opening at 10 a.m. The silent
auction also opens at 9:30 a.m.
with live auction action beginning
at 12:30 p.m. Food will be avail-
able for purchase throughout the
event and a nursery is available
from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The annual Friends of the
Crowley Public Library garage
sale is from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on
Saturday, Oct. 18. There has
been a location change and the
event will be held in the library
parking lot.
The Crowley Senior Center is
hosting a harvest stew fundraiser
dinner at 6 p.m. Oct. 24 at 900
E. Glendale. The meal features
the tastes of fall including home-
made harvest stew, cornbread
and apple desserts. A donation
of $6 is appreciated. Please call
Director Ruby Hurd Harse at 817-
297-9131 for details.
The city of Crowley’s annual
Haunted Hayride will be from
7-9:30 p.m. Oct. 25 at Bicen-
tennial Park. Admission is one
can of food to be donated to
the Crowley House of Hope. The
event includes face painting, a
cookie walk, carnival games and
family activities. A food truck will
be on-site for concessions.
CommunityCommunity
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LOCAL FOOTBALL ANDLOCAL FOOTBALL AND
VOLLEYBALL SCORES &VOLLEYBALL SCORES &
HIGHLIGHTSHIGHLIGHTS
Pages 5 & 6Pages 5 & 6
By KYP SHILLAM
crowleystar@thestargroup.com
It lasted less less than an hour,
but the storm that ripped through
Crowley about 3 p.m. last Thursday
left quite an impression.
“We were just starting eighth
period baseball practice when the
trainers blew the emergency siren,”
said Crowley Eagles baseball coach
Albert Carrizales. “We took shelter
in the field house just before the
storm hit and when we come out an
hour later, it was all blue sky.”
Though skies were clear, the
baseball field was anything but.
Littered with debris, the out-
door mesh screening on the outfield
fence had been shredded, with the
infield fence bending nearly to the
ground from the force of the winds,
which were clocked at around 60
mph with gusts of up to 75 mph.
“The wind snapped that pow-
er pole by the road, which pulled
down the power pole that runs our
scoreboard and electricity to the
field,” Carrizales said, grateful the
damage wasn’t greater.
Police spokeswoman C. C.
Meadows said the dispatch crew
was quite busy during the storm,
receiving calls for downed power
lines, fences and alarms going off
throughout the city.
Crowley Fire Chief Pleasant
Brooks said his crews did an out-
standing job with some dangerous
situations.
“There were a lot of broken pow-
er poles and downed lines – some
of them were arcing,” Brooks said
of those lines still hot with electric-
ity. No electrical-related fires or in-
juries were reported.
Throughout the city, there were
seven reported locations where
electrical poles and lines were
SEVEREWEATHER
CROWLEY STAR/KYP SHILLAM
Crowley Eagles baseball coach Albert Carrizales inspects the damage caused by a late
afternoon storm which tore through the CHS baseball field last week, tearing down the
cyclone fence and snapping a power line (background), which, in turn, ripped the power
pole that provides electricity to the field out of the ground.
Storm leaves damage in wake
By KYP SHILLAM
crowleystar@thestargroup.com
“For this child I prayed, and the
Lord has granted me my petition
which I asked of Him.”
Though it is short, the verse from
1 Samuel sums up the parenting
journey of Becky and Mike Evans.
“He is Bentlee’s biological
brother,” said Becky of the round,
smiling baby held close on Mike’s
lap. “We knew about him when we
ate dinner with her birth parents,
but they said they were going to
keep him. We assumed that was go-
ing to happen.”
Months went by. The Evans
ADOPTION
CROWLEY STAR/SUBMITTED PHOTO
Becky and Mike Evans mark the moment when they realized
God’s plan for them to become parents included adoption.
CROWLEY STAR/KYP SHILLAM
Crowley residents Mike and Becky Evans spend a Sunday afternoon with
their two children, Bentlee, 2, and Corbin, 4-months. The Evans’ were able
to adopt the biological brother and sister two years apart thanks to faith
and open adoption through the Gladney Center for Adoption in Fort Worth.
Neighbors help answer prayer
were living their life and plan-
ning daughter Bentlee’s sec-
ond birthday party when the
phone rang.
“The birth mother showed
up at the Gladney Center for
Adoption and said, ‘I can’t do
this. Can you call Mike and
Becky?’” Becky said.
“We had just started talk-
ing about another baby and
what that would look like for
our family,” Mike said with a
smile. “We’d just started pray-
ing about it when this hap-
pened.”
The scramble began. Beds,
blankets and binkies were the
‘The reality of
it is, these are our
children and we’ve
never, not for a
moment, been
disappointed.’
Becky Evans
on open adoption
By KYP SHILLAM
crowleystar@thestargroup.com
True leaders don’t seek
the spotlight. It seems to find
them nonetheless.
“I wasn’t looking for this,”
said Kit Long, Crowley’s
first assistant chief of po-
lice. “I was a patrol sergeant
for around 12 years. I know
the chief [Luis Soler] always
wanted to be a chief. I just
wanted to focus on what I
was good at – being a patrol
sergeant.”
Luckily, his recent pro-
motion allows him to still do
most of those duties, only at
a higher level. It also allows
him to do what he does best
– lead.
“The continuous leader-
ship I was getting started to
shift my focus off the street,”
Long said of the training in
best practices the depart-
ment has been undergo-
ing. “It made me a better
sergeant and I found I had
strong leadership skills and
could focus on new recruits
to make things better within
the department.”
Spoken like a true Marine.
Long’s law enforcement
career really got started in
the early 1990s when he en-
listed after taking some col-
lege classes at TCC, but was
just not finding his true pur-
pose.
“I wanted to do the hard-
est, coolest thing out there,
jump out of helicopters and
blow stuff up. So I enlisted
in the Marine Corps. That’s
when I found my purpose
and started making plans to
be a police officer,” Long said
of his four years of military
service which included de-
molitions and scout swim-
mer duties. “I decided not
to re-up, and I used my G.I.
Bill to pay for the police acad-
emy.”
The Marines not only gave
him purpose through leader-
ship and his law enforcement
education, it also gave him
a path toward citizenship.
What most don’t know is that
Kit is a Brit.
CPD BLUE
CROWLEY STAR/KYP SHILLAM
Checking out their Battle Board, Sgt. Robert Gray, left, and Assistant
Chief of Police Kit Long jump right into their new duties after a
recent promotion and departmental restructuring at CPD.
Crowley’s first assistant chief a Long story
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CROWLEY POLICE REPORT, SEPT. 26-OCT. 2, 2014
Friday, Sept. 26
12:01 a.m. – Suspicious activ-
ity 1100 block Tacks Lane
1:07 a.m. – Disturbance, 700
block Mesa Vista Drive
2:02 a.m. – Investigation,
1400 block Longhorn Trail
4:35 a.m. – Disturbance, 200
block N. Tarrant Street
8:13 a.m. – Alarm, 200 block
Kennedy Lane
10:16 a.m. – Investigation,
1000 block W. Main Street
11:35 a.m. – Disturbance,
200 block N. Tarrant
12:29 p.m. – Investigation,
1000 block W. Main Street
2:03 p.m. – Theft, 1200 block
E. FM 1187
4:49 p.m. – Investigation,
900 block Crowder Drive
7:23 p.m. – Investigation,
1200 block E. FM 1187
11:39 p.m. – Investigation,
100 block Harris Drive
Saturday, Sept. 27
12:12 a.m. – Theft report,
600 block W. Business FM
1187
1:07 a.m. – Criminal mis-
chief, 700 block Meadowlark
Circle
2:04 a.m. – Investigation,
700 block Meadowlark Circle
4:36 a.m. – Criminal mis-
chief, 200 block Cunning-
ham Avenue
7:18 a.m. – Criminal mis-
chief, 600 block Horn Street
8:02 a.m. – Disturbance, 10
block Davis Road
9:32 a.m. – Theft, 1200 block
E. FM 1187
10:38 a.m. – Theft report,
600 block W. Business FM
1187
1:09 p.m. – Investigation,
300 block Alpine Lane
3:13 p.m. – Theft, 1200 block
E. FM 1187
5:57 p.m. – Disturbance, 200
block Robin Street
9:42 p.m. – Investigation,
600 block Race Street
10:22 p.m. – Public intoxica-
tion, 200 block Malone Av-
enue
Sunday, Sept. 28
6:12 a.m. – Investigation,
600 block Trail Lake Drive
8:42 a.m. – Criminal mis-
chief, 100 block S. Crowley
Road
10:04 a.m. – Investigation,
600 block W. Business FM
1187
6:43 p.m. – Investigation,
1200 block Lee Ann Street
9:19 p.m. – Investigation,
1200 block E. FM 1187
Monday, Sept. 29
5:42 a.m. – Theft of motor ve-
hicle, 600 block Horn Street
8:39 a.m. –Alarm, 900 block
Keel Line Drive
9:37 a.m. – Investigation,
1200 block E. Main Street
12:51 p.m. – Investigation,
1000 block W. Main Street
1:53 p.m. – Burglary report,
800 block Timberwolf Court
2:41 p.m. – Minor accident,
1000 block S. Crowley Road
4:28 p.m. – Theft report, 200
block N. Hampton Road
4:43 p.m. – Alarm, 100 block
N. Texas Street
6:26 p.m. – Minor accident,
900 block W. Main Street
8:30 p.m. – Criminal mis-
chief, 1100 block Switchgrass
Lane
9:03 p.m. – Minor accident,
200 block Robin Street
9:57 p.m. – Welfare check,
500 block Trail Lake Drive
11:38 p.m. – Disturbance,
1100 block Cottonwood Drive
Tuesday, Sept. 30
4:17 a.m. – Deceased person,
1400 block Longhorn Trail
8:21 a.m. – Alarm, 800 block
Lake View Court
9:16 a.m. – Investigation,
100 block Eagle Drive
10:02 a.m. – Investigation,
1000 block W. Main Street
10:02 a.m. – Criminal mis-
chief, 300 block Alpine Lane
11:03 a.m. – Investigation,
1000 block W. Main Street
11:42 a.m. – Investigation,
100 block N. Beverly Street
1:34 p.m. – Suspicious activ-
ity, 400 block E. Main Street
4:30 p.m. – Investigation,
700 block Meadowview Drive
5:18 p.m. – Theft report, 100
block Chapman Street
Wednesday, Oct. 1
12:38 a.m. – Drugs/narcotics,
800 block N. Crowley Road
6:51 a.m. – Investigation,
200 block Adams Drive
8:32 a.m. – Minor accident,
Chevron Belknap and North
Hampton, Fort Worth
10 a.m. – Community ser-
vice, 400 block S. Oak Street
10:49 a.m. – Alarm, 300
block Kennedy Drive
12:01 p.m. – Investigation,
1000 block W. Main Street
12:29 p.m. – Abandoned ve-
hicle, 1200 block Gardenia
Circle
12:37 p.m. – Investigation,
1500 block Longhorn Trail
1:54 p.m. – Minor accident,
600 block W. Business FM
1187
2:28 p.m. – Investigation,
1200 block Gardenia Circle
4:57 p.m. – Minor accident,
100 block N. Crowley Road
9:54 p.m. – Suspicious ac-
tivity, 600 block Trail Lake
Drive
Thursday, Oct. 2
4:25 a.m. – Disturbance, 200
block Swiss Drive
9:49 a.m. – Code violation,
800 block Elk Hollow Court
11:08 a.m. – Investigation,
1000 block W. Main Street
11:54 a.m. – Theft, 1200
block E. FM 1187
1:05 p.m. – Investigation,
200 block W. Main Street
2:57 p.m. – Investigation,
1400 block Longhorn Trail
4:47 p.m. – Disturbance, 200
block S. Tarrant Street
6:35 p.m. – Assist motorist,
400 block E. FM 1187
7:25 p.m. – Investigation,
400 block San Lucas Drive
7:50 p.m. – Fight, 400 block
Chalet Drive
8:22 p.m. – Welfare check,
300 block Julie Drive
9:06 p.m. – Suspicious activ-
ity, 800 block Aspen Lane
10:08 p.m. – Missing Person,
600 block W. Business FM
1187
11:07 p.m. – Suspicious activ-
ity, 200 block E. Main Street
11:58 p.m. – Disturbance,
200 block Julie Drive
TOTALS:
Calls for service: 544
Business/residence
checks: 352
Traffic stops: 145
Traffic citations: 72
Following are a list of ar-
rests made by the Crowley
Police Department. An ar-
rest should not be construed
as a conviction of guilt. Sub-
jects have a presumption of
innocence until convicted in
court.
John E. Wamble, 30, ar-
rest warrants misdemeanor
traffic, Irving, Fort Worth
Richard E. Lauer, 69, ar-
rest warrant misdemeanor
traffic, Crowley
Justin H. McKnight, 34,
prohibited weapon-knuckles,
Crowley; arrest warrant mis-
demeanor traffic, Burleson
Kawasbe Q. Kelly, 34, ar-
rest warrant misdemeanor
traffic, Crowley; driving while
intoxicated, Crowley; unli-
censed carrying of weapon,
Crowley
James R. Boutwell, 22,
public intoxication, Crowley
Jonathan F. Lavassaur,
28, theft of property $50-
$500, Crowley
Jeffrey B. Gillespie, 45,
public intoxication, Crowley
Cayton R. McDonald, 29,
arrest warrant misdemeanor
traffic, Crowley
Armando Mireles, 70,
public intoxication, Crowley
Drakorrein R. Thomas,
17, credit card or debit card
abuse, Crowley
CPD ARRESTS, SEPT. 26-OCT. 2, 2014
CROWLEY FIRE REPORT, SEPT. 26-OCT. 2, 2014
Friday, Sept. 26
2:17 a.m. – Investigation,
Crowley ISD Ag Barn
5:04 a.m. – Medical assist,
600 block Trail Lake Drive
7:39 a.m. – Grass fire, 1600
Longhorn Trail
11:49 a.m. – Medical assist,
900 block E. FM 1187
1:18 p.m. – Grass fire, 1600
block Longhorn Trail
2:06 p.m. – Medical assist,
600 block Trail Lake Drive
4:06 p.m. – Grass fire, 1600
block Longhorn Trail
Saturday, Sept. 27
11:24 a.m. – Grass fire, 1600
block Longhorn Trail
2:25 p.m. – Medical as-
sist, 300 block Prairie View
Court
3:08 p.m. – Medical as-
sist, 200 block N. Trail Lake
Street
9:39 p.m. – Investigation,
600 block Race Street
10:20 p.m. – Lift assist, 400
block E. Glendale Street
Sunday, Sept. 28
6:29 a.m. – Medical assist,
200 block N. Prairie View
Road
1:01 p.m. – Lock out, 1200
block E. FM 1187
3:36 p.m. – Major accident,
2400 block W. FM 1187
7:28 p.m. – Medical assist,
1400 block Business FM
1187
10:51 p.m. – Medical assist,
900 block Crowder Drive
Monday, Sept. 29
8:24 a.m. – Lift assist, 700
block Lake View Drive
10:14 a.m. – Medical alarm,
300 block E. Bovell Street
2:51 p.m. – Medical assist,
700 block Lake View Drive
3:40 p.m. – Medical assist,
400 block Chalet Drive
6:16 p.m. – Medical assist,
900 block S. Crowley Road
6:43 p.m. – Police assist, 900
block W. Main Street
8:37 p.m. – Medical assist,
1400 block Flatwater Trail
9:33 p.m. – Medical assist,
600 block Trail Lake Drive
10:39 p.m. – Medical assist,
100 block S. Hampton Road
Tuesday, Sept. 30
4:08 a.m. – Medical assist,
1400 block Longhorn Trail
9:12 a.m. – Lift assist, 600
block E. Bovell Street
11:41 a.m. – Mutual aid,
600 block N. Burleson Bou-
levard
12:32 p.m. – Medical assist,
1000 block W. Main Street
6:35 p.m. – Injured person,
700 block La Sierra Court
Wednesday, Oct. 1
1:36 p.m. – Medical assist,
1000 block W. Main Street
Thursday, Oct. 2
7:19 a.m. – Medical alarm,
1200 block Lee Ann Street
4:07 p.m. – Power line, 700
block W. Main Street
4:11 p.m. – Power line, 1300
block W. Business FM 1187
4:15 p.m. – Power line, 400
block Tims Road
4:16 p.m. – Power line, 200
block N. Trail Street
4:18 p.m. – Major accident,
W. FM 1187
4:32 p.m. – Power line, 300
block Ferenz Avenue
4:38 p.m. – Power line, 200
block S. Heights Drive
5:36 p.m. – Lock out, 2000
block E. Main Street
5:42 p.m. – Structure fire,
500 block E. Glendale Street
6:28 p.m. – Lift assist, 400
block Heritage Drive
6:41 p.m. – Fire alarm, 1000
block Foxtail Lane
6:42 p.m. – Power line, 1000
block W. Business FM 1187
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Today's Weather
Local 5-Day Forecast
Thu
10/9
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clouds and
sunshine.
High 89F.
Winds S at
10 to 15
mph.
Sunrise:
7:28 AM
Sunset:
7:03 PM
Fri
10/10
90/67
Partly
cloudy.
Highs in the
low 90s and
lows in the
upper 60s.
Sunrise:
7:29 AM
Sunset:
7:02 PM
Sat
10/11
80/61
Morning
showers
and thun-
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Sunrise:
7:29 AM
Sunset:
7:01 PM
Sun
10/12
86/67
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thunder-
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Highs in the
mid 80s and
lows in the
upper 60s.
Sunrise:
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Sunset:
6:59 PM
Mon
10/13
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Houston
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Austin
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Dallas
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El Paso
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Amarillo
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San Antonio
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Burleson
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Brownwood 91 68 mst sunny Midland 91 68 pt sunny
Corpus Christi 88 78 pt sunny Raymondville 92 76 mst sunny
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Dallas 89 71 pt sunny San Antonio 92 73 pt sunny
Del Rio 91 73 mst sunny San Marcos 92 73 pt sunny
El Paso 84 62 mst sunny Sulphur Springs 87 70 pt sunny
Fort Stockton 94 66 mst sunny Sweetwater 89 70 pt sunny
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SPECIAL TO THE STAR
Elizabethtown, Kentucky
– Fit Business Insider, the
fitness industry’s leading
business coaching and devel-
opment organization, recent-
ly honored Levi Memmer,
owner of Intensity Trailing
Systems, a Crowley fitness
business, as a finalist for the
2014 Fitness Entrepreneur of
the Year Award.
Memmer was one of 13
candidates selected from a
pool of over 20,000 fitness
business owners from around
North America by a panel of
expert judges. The award was
presented on Sept. 27 at the
Elite Fitness & Performance
Summit in Louisville, Ken-
tucky, said a press release
from “Fit Business Insider”
magazine.
Memmer opened ITS in
2012. His vision was to bring
an innovative fitness train-
ing business to the Burleson/
Crowley area that integrated
world class programming
with an unmatched client ex-
perience that would help peo-
ple enjoy reaching their fit-
ness and performance goals.
“I’m honored to be a part
of this inspiring group of fit-
ness business owners,” Mem-
mer said. “Fitness is more
than simply delivering work-
outs, it’s about helping peo-
ple formulate a plan along
with the motivation, inspi-
ration and accountability to
reach their personal goals.
Our team takes great pride in
our ability to positively im-
pact people’s lives in the Bur-
leson/Crowley area and this
recognition is a testament to
that. The bulk of our success
though has come from being
blessed with many amazing
clients who truly believe in
our mission," Memmer said.
The award is in it’s fourth
year and recognizes fitness
entrepreneurs who have
built businesses that deliver
extraordinary service and
have a profound impact in
their local communities, the
release said.
Fit Business Insider Co-
Owner Pat Rigsby said he was
delighted to recognize the 13
finalists, the release said.
"These fitness entrepre-
neurs have built tremendous-
ly successful businesses posi-
tively impacting many lives
in their local communities.
Their achievements and their
impact on the lives of the cli-
ents they serve are incredibly
promising signs of what’s
possible for fitness business-
es and how we can help more
people achieve their health
and fitness goals,” Rigsby
said.
LOCAL BUSINESS
Memmer finalist for national award
NORTH CROWLEY CHOIR
CROWLEY STAR/KYP SHILLAM
The North Crowley drama and choir departments staged their an-
nual Broadway Dessert Theater fundraiser on Saturday, Announc-
ing the musical this year will be "Little Shop of Horrors." Senior
Ashley Kromann delighted the crowd with "In My Own Little Cor-
ner" from the musical "Cinderella.”
Junior Kennedy Miller belts out "Forget
About the Boy" from "Thoroughly Mod-
ern Millie" with the help of tap dancer
Clara Howard.
Wowing the audience with her technicality, junior
Leann Indolos brings to life "This Place is Mine" from
the Broadway favorite "Phantom of the Opera."
Sophomore Jahmai Echols gives his all singing the dra-
matic "Let Them Hear You" from the musical "Ragtime."
San Antonio, Texas –
Crowley High School senior
Cody May has been awarded
a college scholarship through
his commitment to Texas
Brigades.
May received a $2,000
scholarship funded by the
Fort Worth Stock Show &
Rodeo through the 2nd Bat-
talion of Ranch Brigade. He
was selected based on edu-
cational activities completed,
interest in wildlife and natu-
ral resources, and his leader-
ship accomplishments.
The Texas Brigades’ mis-
sion is to educate and em-
power youth with leader-
ship skills and knowledge in
wildlife, fisheries, and land
stewardship to become con-
servation ambassadors for a
sustained natural resource
legacy. This was the 22nd
year of the Brigades.
There are seven Brigade
camps scheduled for 2015;
Rolling Plains Bobwhite Bri-
gade, South Texas Bobwhite
Brigade, North Texas Buck-
skin Brigade, South Texas
Buckskin Brigade, Bass Bri-
gade, Ranch Brigade, and
Waterfowl Brigade. Applica-
tions will be available later
this fall. To learn more about
Texas Brigades, log onto
www.texas-brigades.org.
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I’ve said it before, and I’m hardly alone. Many have ob-
served it. Liberals revere tolerance. They practically worship
it. It’s like a religion to them. Well, now comes a study that
supports the point.
A new survey by Pew Research finds
that when it comes to teaching chil-
dren, liberals place a far higher priority
on teaching “tolerance” than teaching
religion. That liberals do this in schools is
abundantly clear, but they apparently do
it in their homes as well.
In this, Pew finds, liberals are the
opposite of conservatives. “The starkest
ideological differences [between liberals
and conservatives] are over the impor-
tance of teaching religious faith,” reports
Pew. “Among those who have consistently
conservative attitudes across a range of
political values, 81 percent think it is espe-
cially important for children to be taught
religious faith…. Among those with consis-
tently liberal views, just 26 percent rate the teaching of religious
faith as especially important, and only 11 percent regard it as
among the most important child-rearing qualities.”
Moreover, finds the survey, a staggering 88 percent of
“consistently liberal” Americans list tolerance as their most
important value in teaching their children.
While this data is significant, it’s also limited. It depends
first and foremost on how one defines “tolerance,” and espe-
cially how liberals professing tolerance define tolerance.
I believe, in general, that liberals are not actually toler-
ant. Liberals tolerate only what they what want to tolerate.
They tolerate things they agree with—which, of course, isn’t
tolerance. Tolerance is about accepting the often-difficult
differences between you and someone you strongly disagree
with, and respecting that person’s right to an opposing point
of view. Obviously, that’s not liberalism. This could be dem-
onstrated multiple ways, but consider two salient examples
pervasive in daily headlines: liberals’ behavior regarding
same-sex marriage and abortion.
Liberals are relentless in denouncing, demonizing, boycot-
ting, attacking, picketing, prosecuting, suing, fining, and even
threatening to jail people who disagree with them on same-sex
marriage. If your family owns a barn in New York (or elsewhere)
and declines to rent it to a gay couple for a wedding ceremony,
because such an arrangement violates your religious beliefs and
freedom, liberals will fine you $13,000. If you’re Elaine Pho-
tography in New Mexico and beg not to photograph a same-sex
wedding, liberals will sue you. If you are the Kleins in Oregon and
plead not to make a cake for a same-sex ceremony, you will be
picketed, hauled before state commissions, and have your liveli-
hood ruined by liberals. If you are Jack Phillips, a baker in Colo-
rado, or a florist in any number of states, who likewise prefers not
to service same-sex events, you will be threatened with imprison-
ment. If you are the owner of Chick-fil-A or other businesses, and
you dare admit that you’re against redefining marriage because
you believe your God says you can’t, liberals literally will assure
at your death that Jesus is going to send you to hell. I could go on
and on with such examples: Mozilla, Craig James, the owner of
Barilla pasta, the governor of Arizona, etc., etc., etc.
Liberals refuse to tolerate those who refuse to redefine
marriage.
As for abortion, liberals not only refuse to respect your
opposition; they insist you pay for their abortions. From
Hobby Lobby to the Little Sisters of the Poor, they’re making
you pay. If you don’t, you will be fined mightily.
I could go on and on with other examples from other
issues. Look at how liberals run the universities, the train-
ing grounds for their missionaries of diversity. The faculty at
these colleges are 80-90 percent liberal, and conservatives
are not only marginalized but often barred from speaking on
campus or angrily protested by these self-professing champi-
ons of free speech and open-mindedness.
All of this tells us much about liberals, but it especially
reveals the phoniness of their claims to “tolerance.”
In truth, what liberals really practice is a selective “toler-
ance.” And when that selective tolerance doesn’t extend to you
and your viewpoint, they tell you that you’re against tolerance,
that you’re against diversity, and that you “hate.”
All of which brings me back to the Pew survey. I think it
reveals something even deeper. Many liberals have left religion
because it doesn’t accord to their definition of what religion (or
God) should be. They’ve jettisoned Christianity because certain
aspects don’t accord to their worldview. Their Christianity is,
at best, a kind of cafeteria Christianity, where they pick and
choose the elements of the faith they like and discard those
they don’t. It’s a selective Christianity.
Liberals are instead embracing the faith of tolerance. But
here, too, it’s a selective faith.
And most ironic, this selective tolerance often excludes the
religious—or at least the religious that liberals disagree with.
Dr. Paul Kengor is professor of political science and ex-
ecutive director of The Center for Visions & Values at Grove
City College. He is the author of several books including 11
Principles of a Reagan Conservative.
The Liberal Religion
of "Tolerance"
PERSPECTIVE
CENTER FOR
VISIONS AND
VALUES
DR. PAUL
KENGOR
I recently asked some of
the people I work with what
their first thought was when
they heard the word "disci-
pline." They said, “account-
able, responsibility, bondage,
hard, and yuck.”
What is your first thought
when you hear the word dis-
cipline?
We all say, “I need to be-
come more disciplined in my
life,” but why don’t we? Dis-
cipline is nothing more than
developing a habit, and a habit
is something you don’t even
have to think about. You just
do it, like brushing your teeth.
God made us to be crea-
tures of habit so we can get
things done quicker. If you
had to stop and remind
yourself by writing a note
and putting it on your mir-
ror every morning that said
“brush teeth,” life would be a
long, drawn-out process. We
are all pretty disciplined in
certain areas of our lives, we
just never think about it that
way. You may be disciplined
in drinking coffee in the morn-
ing, dieting, taking vitamins,
or exercising.
However, we will never
see change in our lives if we
constantly start and stop, start
and stop. It’s like trying to lose
the same 10 pounds year after
year. If we don’t exercise and
eat right consistently, we will
never lose that weight. Change
will only come when we are
consistent. We all know that.
So, why do we start and stop?
Mac Hammond says that if
you can do
something
consis-
tently for
21 days
you can
break an
old habit
and start
a new one.
Habits are
developed
little by
little.
Take for example, my dad.
He didn’t just all of a sudden
know the Word. He learned it
little by little. You won’t just
wake up one day and be disci-
plined in an area of your life.
You develop it.
I believe the two most
motivating factors behind
discipline are desire and des-
peration.
Desperate people will do
desperate things. Are you at
the place where you are des-
perate for change in your life?
Are you tired of going around
the same mountain year after
year dealing with the same
issues that never go away?
Discipline is the key. Consis-
tency brings change.
So how do you develop a
habit? The answer is simple.
You must have a plan. A plan
will keep you focused. The
Bible says where there is no
vision the people perish (Prov-
erbs 29:18). Successful people
succeed on purpose. If you feel
like you have no vision for your
life, you need to develop a plan.
I believe there are six basic
areas of life where we all need
to have a plan: faith, family, fi-
nances, fitness, free time, and
friendships. If you can stick
with your plan for 21 days you
will deveop a new habit or
discipline in your life.
Successful plans are real-
istic plans. If it’s not realistic,
you will never do it.
Take for example build-
ing your faith. If you say, “I’m
going to read the entire Bible
through in 2006,” but you’ve
not gotten through the book
of Matthew over the last two
years, then that is an unrealis-
tic goal and you will probably
fail. To be realistic when devel-
oping your plan you should ask
yourself these four questions:
why, how, what, when?
And faith should be the
first plan you develop. Why?
Because whatever you feed the
most, your faith or your flesh,
will control everything else.
Your faith needs to be stron-
ger than your flesh to over-
come temptation in the other
areas of your life. It takes faith
to overcome debt, overeating,
addictions, depression, etc.
A plan for your faith might
be to listen to a teaching CD
each morning for 21 days. This
answers all the questions: 1)
Why build my faith? – for it
to be stronger than my flesh.
2) How will I do this? – by
hearing the Word. 3) What
am I going to do to build my
faith? – I am going to listen
to teaching tapes. 4) When
am I going to build my faith?
– in the morning while I am
getting ready. You can do this.
You just need to push a button
before you get in the shower.
Now you have a realistic,
measurable goal for your faith.
And, after you listen to a faith
building CD for 21 days, it will
become a habit, a discipline.
When you become disciplined
in any area of your life, you
will develop confidence in
yourself. You can do this!
Developing discipline
begins with a plan. Start with
one realistic, measurable goal
and then make a plan on how
you are going to obtain that
goal.
Next, write it down. I once
heard a successful business-
man say, “Goals that aren’t
written down are just wishes.”
That is pretty strong if you
think about it. Habakkuk 2:3
says “…write the vision, and
make it plain upon tablets, that
he may run that readeth it.”
Keep your goal in front of
you. If you can see it, you will
be more likely to achieve it.
You can gain control of
your life this year. Make a deci-
sion to develop discipline. The
greatest success in your life will
come in the areas where you
are the most disciplined.
Terri Savelle Foy is an
international Christian
ministry speaker, best-selling
author, and Internet/TV
broadcast personality. She is
a 1987 graduate of Crowley
High School. To find out more
about Terri and her ministry,
log on to www.terri.com.
DEVOTIONAL
Godly discipline builds faith, character
TERRI SAVELLE
FOY
Political pollsters have a
tough job. They have to create
formulas to determine if the
person who they are inter-
viewing is likely or unlikely
to vote, and it is within this
calculation that their reputa-
tions are made.
Typically, those who are
likely to vote in an off-year
election are pretty set. They
are the people who always vote
in elections, and a few others
who are motivated by specific
issues. In a wave election, the
numbers of those motivated by
specific issues escalates chang-
ing the electoral landscape
as the candidates who are
beneficiaries of this increased
participation sweep to victory.
The 2014 election is rapid-
ly looking like something new
and different. Democrats are
reportedly demoralized by the
failed Obama Administration
and general fatigue. Republi-
cans, on the other hand, in an
orgy of expectation that the
primary elections believed the
key to taking the Senate was
getting the "electable" candi-
dates nominated.
And get them nominated
they did.
The establishment got
their candidates. Now, they
are staring in the face of a
potentially disastrous elec-
tion where their chosen ones
dramatically underperform all
reasonable expectations, the
result of their attacks on their
own political party's base to
cement
primary
victories.
One
state party
chair-
man has
privately
bemoaned
that social
conserva-
tives in
his state
openly
question
why they
should
bother voting at all. Given
the national party's desire to
kick them out of the big tent
to make room for a hoped for
influx of pot smoking hipsters,
who can blame them?
Across the nation, tea
party conservatives question
the wisdom of being tied to a
Republican Party that wants
them to just shut up and vote
for whomever the establish-
ment decides, and it is this
indecision on whether to vote
at all, that is at the heart of the
GOP's polling woes.
Conservative voters
who have traditionally been
amongst the most likely
people to vote out of a sense
of civic responsibility are
disgusted. They are tired of
being attacked by the so-called
conservative party, and really
tired of being treated like sec-
ond class citizens by the donor
and consultant class that
controls the official party.
The good news for the
establishment is that con-
servatives want to forgive
them for their attacks. They
desperately want to vote Harry
Reid out of the Senate Major-
ity Leader's office. They still
believe that voting Republican
is their best chance to limit the
size and scope of government,
and to get the runaway federal
branch under control. They
want to rein in the lawless
executive branch and restore
constitutional government.
They want to believe that
the Republican Party is still
the conservative political party
and is not just a different gang
of thieves looking to plunder
America's pocket books.
Conservatives still believe
that America is the greatest
country in the world, and that
our system of government along
with the free enterprise system
provides the pathway to future
prosperity. Conservatives
believe that freedom is worth
fighting for, even though, they
hate having to do it.
Conservatives believe in
the rule of law, and that those
who come to our country il-
legally should not be rewarded
for their crimes, being put
ahead of those who are wait-
ing in line and following the
rules.
The Republican Party
has the answer to turn these
conservative voters who are
currently wondering whether
it is worth turning out to vote
this election for candidates
who have proven to despise
them.
All they have to do is read
and repeat to conservative
voters their own political
party platform, and pledge to
govern by it. If the Republican
establishment candidates ac-
tually ran as Republicans, the
number of likely voters would
swell, and the promise of a
sweeping victory in November
would be realized.
The next few weeks will
tell the tale of whether the
national Republican Party
truly wants to win a transfor-
mative election that is impos-
sible for the left to overturn
in the vastly different political
environment of 2016, or if
they are content with at best
a one or two seat majority in
the Senate and a pick-up of six
to ten seats in the House. A
result that is highly likely to be
erased in two years.
If Republicans run as
Republicans in the final weeks
of this election, they still can
turn this into a rout. But then,
they might have to govern as
conservatives, and perhaps
they fear that even more than
being backbenchers.
Should be an interesting
five weeks and change.
Rick Manning is the vice
president of public policy and
communications at Ameri-
cans for Limited Government.
IfRepublicansrunasRepublicans,theywillwin
ELECTION
AMERICANS
FOR LIMITED
GOVERNMENT
RICK
MANNING
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5. Thursday, October 9, 2014 ★ Crowley Star ★ Page 5SPORTS www.crowleystar.net
By GRANT COPPLE
Special to the Star
It was a big offensive night
for Crowley last Friday in
Joshua as the Eagles downed
the Owls in a 50-9 rout.
The Eagles scored on each
of its first four offensive se-
ries in the first half of play.
The lethal offense earned two
of their touchdowns in the
first three offensive plays of
the game.
The Owls received the
opening kick and the Eagles
defense shoved them back
12 yards. Stopping the Owl
drive, Crowley took control
of the ball. The Eagles offense
ran two plays in its first series,
scoring on a 17-yard pass from
quarterback Zach Copple to
senior wide out Adam Aguirre
in the corner of the end zone.
With an unsuccessful kick, the
Eagles took at 6-0 lead and
never looked back.
After another quick stop by
the Eagles aggressive defense,
it took the offense one play, a
handoff to junior running back
Michael Williams, who carried
the ball 20 yards for the sec-
ond Eagle score. Senior kicker
Dylan Lee was one for two on
extra points and the score was
13-0 Crowley with 7:49 re-
maining in the first quarter.
CROWLEY 50, JOSHUA 9
Eagles quarterback Zach Copple
locks eyes with a Crowley
receiver in the Eagles win over
Joshua last Friday.
CROWLEY STAR/HOWARD EISENBERG, CLICKPICSPHOTO@SMUGMUG.COM
Luke Tate runs the rock in recent NCA football action.
Eagles show up big in Joshua
CROWLEY STAR/HOWARD EISENBERG, CLICKPICSPHOTO@SMUGMUG.COM
Senior running back James Guy totes the ball as the big Eagles
offensive line works over the Owls defense.
Before the end of the
quarter, the Eagles scored
again on a 10-yard strike
from Copple to junior receiv-
er Dashane Sanders. With
the Lee extra point, Crowley
would go ahead 20-0.
Inthesecondquarter,Josh-
ua mounted a drive and scored
their only touchdown of the
game, making the contest 20-7.
The Owls score was an-
swered on the Eagles’ third
offensive series, a sustained
drive capped off by Copple’s
third airmail strike of the
night, eight yards to senior
receiver Adam Dalley, who
swerved his way to pay dirt
after the catch.
The first half ended with
Crowley leading 26-7.
The second half was more
of the same.
Crowley picked up 14
points in the third quarter.
The first was a one-yard scor-
ing run by Copple that was
set up by a 23-yard scam-
per from senior ball carrier
James Guy. The second came
from junior safety Kenneth
Coleman, whose pick six
– his second of the year –
sealed the game.
At the end of the third
quarter, with Dylan Lee’s
kicking prowess, Crowley had
the game well in hand 40-9.
The fourth quarter of play
provided an opportunity for
Lee to hit his first field goal
of the season, a 19 yard boot
through the up rights.
Crowley scoring would
end after a 20 yard sprint to
the end zone by senior back
Joubert Jordan.
The Eagles (1-1, 2-3) will
meet the Burleson Centennial
Spartans (1-1) Friday for the
annual Homecoming night
football game and festivities.
Game time is 7:30 p.m.
By KYP SHILLAM
crowleystar@thestargroup.com
The 4-1 record meant
nothing Friday as the Naz-
arene Christian Academy
Lions got their first taste
of TCAF District-1 compe-
tition, taking on Newman
International Academy of
Arlington in Arlington.
“Newman is a young
program and this is their
first year in TCAF,” NCA
coach Bobby Johnson said,
noting he took the opportu-
nity to empty the bench and
spread the field experience
around.
Jumping out to an
early 40-0 lead, the Lions
pounced on the Warrior
defense, giving it a taste of
things to come in a highly
competitive league.
The Warriors found the
end zone at the end of the
first quarter, putting seven
on the board. However, that
was the only time the score-
board lit in their favor.
With their younger play-
ers directing traffic, the Li-
ons continued to dominate,
adding another 16 points
before the half, invoking the
6-man football mercy rule
56-7.
The Lions racked up 119
rushing yards and 139 by
air.
Senior Gabe Jackson
was named Player of the
Game with three catches for
121 yards and three touch-
downs. Also taking it to
the house was senior Mike
Duffy, who scored a trifecta
while senior Chris Waldrop
and junior Luke Tate scored
once each.
Kicker Ryan Herndon
was 4-8 on PATs, improving
weekly, Johnson said of the
soccer player turned kicker.
Tipping his hat to the
younger players, Johnson
recognized the accomplish-
ments of his up-and-com-
ers. Taking Offensive Player
of the Game honors was ju-
nior Isaiah Sommers, while
the Defensive Player of the
Game title went to Stephen
Harrison for his tackling ef-
forts.
Lions Ethan Lincecum
and Grayson Cocanougher,
both sophomores, recov-
ered three fumbles while
Waldrop registered the
team’s sole sack, a nine-
yard loss for the Warriors.
Next on the Lions’
schedule is Homecoming
against the highly-rated Ty-
ler Heat.
“They are undefeated
and have beaten every team
they’ve played this year by
the mercy rule,” Johnson
said. “It will be a real chal-
lenge for us this week, but
we are looking forward to
that challenge.”
Game time is 7:30 p.m.
Friday in Crowley with the
traditional introduction
of the Homecoming court
happening at halftime.
NAZARENE CHRISTIAN 56, NEWMAN INTERNATIONAL 7
Lions devour the
Warriors in lid lifter
By KYP SHILLAM
crowleystar@thestargroup.com
Storm damage at UT Ar-
lington Stadium put the Ar-
lington Colts (3-2, 2-0) on the
road Friday night, meeting
the North Crowley Panthers
(3-2, 1-1) in southern Fort
Worth as the visiting team.
Despite having the home
field advantage, the Panthers
were unable to stop Colts
quarterback Hunter Collins,
who, with the help of running
back Raymond Sheard, found
a way to make the big plays to
stay ahead of the Panthers for
the 31-28 road victory.
Coming out cold on of-
fense, the Panthers went three
and out on their opening drive.
With possession at the
North Crowley 42, the Colts of-
fense sputtered with three false
start calls. Despite the penal-
ties, Collins moved the ball
downfield, eventually scoring
on a 14-yard keeper through
the pack. Brendan Conn’s kick
was good with 8:26 left in the
first for a 7-0 lead.
The Panthers rallied, with
running back Tony Tun-
stall racking up a trio of first
downs and quarterback Giv-
en Tippins-Hill connecting
with receiver Rodney Stewart
to put the Panthers within
striking distance at the Colts
24. However, a fumble by
Kris Barnes resulted in a
Glenn Davis scoop and score.
The kick by Conn was good
for a 14-0 Arlington lead.
The second quarter was
the polar opposite, with North
Crowley scoring twice while the
Colts were unable to answer.
Taking advantage of
prime real estate on their
own 27 yard line after safety
Solomon Doyle stripped the
Colt offense for a recovery by
linebacker Kadima Muanan-
kese, Tippins-Hill found the
sure hands of Avery Lewis for
a 25-yard touchdown strike.
The kick by Tanner Wright
made the score 14-7.
The Dark Side defense
held the Colts next two pos-
sessions in check.
The Panther offense, fu-
eled by junior Dez Hender-
son’s 40 yard slash and dash,
capped off the half with a
2-yard Tunstall score and an-
other kick by Wright for a tie
score at 14.
The second half was a
slugfest, with Arlington’s
Collins and Sheard march-
ing the field for the first score
of the third quarter. On their
next drive, the Colts put three
on the board with a 22-yard
Conn field goal to put the vis-
itors up 24-14.
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North Crowley linebacker Andrew Lee drops Arlington quarterback
Hunter Collins behind the line of scrimmage Friday night in the
Panthers’ loss to Arlington at home.
Panthers drop game to Colts
Senior corner Marquis Hunt
denies the Arlington Colts
touchdown in District 3-6A
football action at North Crowley
Friday night.
The Panthers finally an-
swered on a 16-yard pass to
Lewis. Wright split the up-
rights, putting the Panthers
back in business at 24-14.
Just 30 seconds into the
final quarter, Sheard and
Collins again teamed up to
drive the field. Collins hit pay
dirt on a 1-yard run sweep to
the left. Conn’s kick was good
for a 31-21 lead.
With time ticking away, the
Panthers came to life, driving
68 yards in four plays when
Tippins-Hill connected with
speedster Lewis for a 48 yard
catch and dash. Again, the kick
by Wright was good to bring
the score to 31-28 Arlington
with 8:40 left in the game.
Despite getting two more
chances to score, the Pan-
thers were unable to convert
as Tippins-Hill’s final pass
was broken up by the Colts,
who went directly to victory
formation.
Avery Lewis led the Pan-
thers receiving corps with
five catches for 176 yards and
three touchdowns. The trio of
Henderson, Barnes and Tun-
stall racked up 130 rushing
yards, with Henderson earn-
ing 65 of that total.
On defense, the Panthers
racked up 94 tackles. Line-
backer Jonathan Hood went
lights-out with 15 big hits, fol-
lowed by Chris Reuben and
Robert Brown who knocked
down nine each. Doyle, Tay-
lor Minor and Andrew Lee
each added eight take-downs
to the team total.
The Panthers will host the
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By KYP SHILLAM
crowleystar@thestargroup.com
Wins against Everman
and Joshua last week put
the Lady Eagles in a solid
fourth-place in tough Dis-
trict 8-5A volleyball action.
Taking on the Lady Owls
of Joshua Friday, Crowley
had its hands full from the
opening serve.
Joshua’s swarming de-
fense kept the Lady Eagles
on the run. Getting be-
hind early and unable to
catch up, the Lady Eagles
dropped the first two games
22-25, 14-25.
With a difficult row to
hoe, the Crowley squad ral-
lied, pulling out all the stops
at the net to stop the Lady
Owls and go on the offen-
sive. When the final ball fell,
the Lady Eagles had mount-
ed a 25-23, 25-22, 16-14
comeback to win the match.
At the net, the Lady
Eagles tallied 58 kills, 20
belonging to senior Landri
Greathouse, with Cheyenne
Cheeks and Laticia Shelby
knocking down 10 each. Set-
ter Emily Garrett dropped
in eight kills with Vanessa
Smith adding seven.
As a team, the Lady
Eagles rejected Joshua’s
hitters 11 times, with Great-
house putting the roof on
the house for seven of those
rejections.
On defense, the Lady
Eagles totaled 123 digs with
libero Gabrielle Hewson
putting the brakes on the
Lady Owls hitters 37 times.
Shelby logged 28 stops,
with Garrett adding 24 and
Kenya Rogers 13 for the vic-
tory.
Crowley v. Everman –
The Lady Eagles were chal-
lenged by a scrappy Ever-
man squad, but pulled out
the win in four games last
week, 25-12, 20-25, 25-22
and 25-22.
Serving was the differ-
ence for the Lady Eagles,
who logged 10 aces as a
team, with Garrett and
Jada Marshall tallying three
each.
At the net, Crowley laid
down the law with 44 kills.
Leading the way was Great-
house with 17, followed by
Smith with 10 and Shelby
adding 9.
Putting the kibosh on
the Everman hitting attack,
the Lady Eagles rallied for
63 digs. Hewson led the way
with 20 stops, followed by
Rogers and Shelby with 12
and 10 respectively.
Garrett was the team as-
sist leader with 36 helps for
the win.
The Lady Eagles begin
second-round action travel-
ing to Burleson to take on
the Lady Elks Tuesday in a
game that ended after press
time. The last time the two
teams met, the Lady Elks
came away with the win.
Hosting Burleson Cen-
tennial Friday during the
annual Homecoming fes-
tivities, the Lady Eagles are
looking for a win. Varsity
game time is 5:30 p.m. fol-
lowed by the football game
against Centennial at 7:30
p.m.
CROWLEYVOLLEYBALL
Crowley earns
twin wins
By SYDNEY SHILLAM
crowleystar@thestargroup.com
The NCHS Lady Panthers
overpowered the Arlington
Martin Lady Warriors to tie
for first place in District 3-6A
volleyball action, 25-19, 25-
23, and 25-20.
Never able to rise above
third place, the Lady Pan-
thers shattered the glass ceil-
ing, something coach Stepha-
nie Cunningham knew they
could do.
“My favorite moments
up until this time have been
watching them grow into
the team I knew they could
be over the past couple of
weeks,” she said of the gell-
ing process her team has un-
dergone. “I am most proud of
them beating Martin in three
games Friday night at Mar-
tin. We have not been able to
do that before, and I am so
proud they finally believed
they are not only capable of
doing it, but actually did it!”
Hot off Tuesday’s win
against Sam Houston, the Lady
Panthers brought their “A”
game to the Lady Warriors.
Junior outside hitter
Courtney Bolf, senior middle
hitter Rachel Henderson, and
junior right side hitter Izzy
Hinton brought the hammer
down on Martin. Bolf’s back
row attack and excellent net
coverage garnered 13 kills,
while heavy hitter Henderson
brought 10 kills to the table.
Lefty Hinton laid down seven
kills against the Lady War-
riors defense.
Rachel Andrews and Bai-
ley Abbott also had some net
action with four kills between
the two of them.
The Lady Panthers
upped their game with ac-
curate serve reception. Ab-
bott, Andrews and Bolf took
the brunt of the blows in the
backfield, feeding setter Bayli
Kemp, who had 29 assists to
help bring the Lady Panthers
the win.
The team logged six aces
out of their 65 good serves.
The Lady Warriors hit hard,
but not hard enough as Abbott
picked up 20 of their balls fol-
lowed by Bolf with 11 digs and
Emily McMichael with six.
“I feel like the team as a
whole has and is continuing
to improve each week. We
have overcome some adver-
sity with injuries the past
couple of weeks, but every-
one has stepped up and done
their job to contribute to the
teams success,” Cunningham
said of her team’s accom-
plishment. “The girls worked
really hard all off season in
club volleyball and through-
out the summer to prepare
for this season. We have good
team chemistry and have
been very coachable. This
group is really competitive –
they don’t like to lose.”
North Crowley v. Ar-
lington Sam Houston –
The Lady Panthers played to
win as they brought the Ar-
lington Long Tall Lady Texans
to their knees in three games;
25-10, 25-6, and 25-15.
With Henderson and Hin-
ton bringing the heat at the
net and Bolf firing canon balls
from the back row, North
Crowley dominated the Lady
Texans on Tuesday night.
Henderson had 14 kills
followed by Hinton and Bolf
with six each. Abbott, Kemp
and Andrews also brought
some artillery with five kills.
Bolf, Abbott, and Emily
Smith were serving machines
with 17, 10, and 14 successful
serves respectively. Bolf tallied
threeaceswhileAbbotthadfour
out of the team’s 10 total aces.
Serve reception was a
little rocky, but the Lady
Panthers prevailed. Bolf, An-
drews and Smith kept Sam
Houston at bay during serve
reception with Bolf and An-
drews recovering nine balls
each while Smith came up
with seven.
On defense, Smith and
Bolf preformed like pros in
the backfield with 22 of the
teams 45 digs. Kemp made
27 assists to bring in the win
for the Lady Panthers.
“We are extremely excit-
ed about being tied for first
place and want to continue
to work hard so they we can
remain in the running for our
first district championship in
this tough volleyball district,”
Cunningham said of the Lady
Panther’s standing after the
first round of district play.
The Lady Panthers trav-
eled to Paschal Tuesday in a
game that ended after press
time. Friday’s matchup with
Arlington is a must-see with
the two No. 1 seeds battling
it out for league domination.
Game time is 6:30 p.m. at
North Crowley.
NORTH CROWLEYVOLLEYBALL
Lady Panthers shatter ceiling
By KYP SHILLAM
crowleystar@thestargroup.com
With four wins in the
past week, the Lady Lions of
Nazarene Christian Academy
(22-5-1) are near the top of
the heap in TCAF volleyball
action.
Traveling to Fort Worth
to take on the Texas Home
Educators Sports Association
team, the Lady Lions were
forced to dig deep to beat the
THESA team, coming away
with the three game win, 25-
22, 25-20, 25-23.
NCA errors kept the THE-
SA squad in the hunt, as the
Lady Lions gave up 10 serves,
19 serve receptions and 18
blown hits. The good news is,
they served five aces in their
64 positive serves, laid down
32 kills and made 36 perfect
starting passes. On defense,
the Lady Lions threw up
three successful blocks and
29 digs to take the match.
NCA v. Westlake
Academy – Makayla Shona-
mon led the offensive attack
to down Westlake Academy
Monday in a 25-23, 27-25,
10-25, 25-23 grudge match.
Shonamon not only served
19 times to keep the Lady Li-
ons on the march, but logged
19 kills, two blocks, seven digs
and 11 serve receptions.
Errors were nearly the
team’s undoing. The Lady
Lions logged eight service
errors and 37 blown hits, to
give Westlake a foothold. The
team’s saving grace was serve
receive where the NCA squad
tallied only four reception er-
rors to pull out the win.
The Lady Lions will finish
off their regular TCAF season
at Dallas Academy tonight at
6:30 p.m. TCAF playoff games
will begin next week with seed-
ing happening after all league
matches are finished.
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8. down, including two poles
which came to rest on the
wrought iron fence of the
Crowley Cemetery.
Public Works Director
Jim McDonald said his crews
dealt with a few downed trees
on Trail Street and had no
flooding issues as “it rained
about 15 minutes. [The
storm] was here one minute
and gone the next,” he said.
In all, Brooks said he was
glad the storm was short and
didn’t leave more destruction.
“With winds of 65 miles
per hour, that’s a lot of force
going through Crowley. It
could have been a lot worse,”
he said.
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easy part of preparing for
their surprise child, Corbin,
who was already 3-months
old.
“Adoption costs several
thousand dollars. Bentlee’s
adoption was about $18,000,
but we had more time to
come up with the money.
With Corbin, we had about
three weeks,” Becky said.
With their new son in fos-
ter care until they could pay
the adoption fees, the Evans’
hit their knees, then went to
work raising funds to bring
their child home.
“We did several fundrais-
ers including the car wash the
football booster club did for
us and a family and friends
yard sale that raised $2,500,”
Becky said.
A math teacher at Crowley
High School, Mike said his
co-workers were very sup-
portive when they heard of
the blessing placed in their
lap.
“It’s unbelievable when
people just hand you a check
or give you diapers,” he said
of the generosity they’ve re-
ceived from the community.
The bulk of the money
came from a gofundme.com
website the Evans’ shared
with friends and family.
“It only took three weeks
and we were able to bring
ADOPTION:Evans’receiveson DAMAGE:
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FROM PAGE 1AFROM PAGE 1A
FROM PAGE 1A
By KYP SHILLAM
crowleystar@thestargroup.com
Where in the world is
Crowley?
Those motoring down FM
1187 between the Chisholm
Trail Parkway and I-35W
could easily be wondering
that very question.
“That’s it exactly – where
is Crowley,” Community Ser-
vices Director Julie Helpler
said of the city’s effort to
brand Crowley through a
highway beautification proj-
ect. “We’re defining exactly
where Crowley is through
this project and beautifying
the area in anticipation of
future growth and economic
development.”
Through a TxDOT pro-
gram to promote the planting
of trees and shrubbery along
roadways, the city applied
for and received $350,000
in Green Ribbon Funds. The
money is being used to land-
scape several areas along the
medians of FM 1187 through
Crowley.
“This includes about 400
trees and a variety of other
plants and vegetation that will
be concentrated near major in-
tersections, like in the median
in front of Walmart or at the
intersection of FM 1187 and
Crowley Road,” Hepler said.
A major expense in the
project is irrigation, which
crews have been installing
over the past few weeks.
In a separate project,
which is related to the beau-
tification effort, the city has
commissioned entry signs to
be located at both ends of the
city limits along FM 1187.
“The city is working with
a contractor to get these en-
try signs installed at the same
time,” Hepler said of the
lighted welcome signs that
will mark the city’s limits.
“They will be delivered soon
and we hope to coordinate
with the TxDOT, who is do-
ing the Green Ribbon project,
to have them installed.”
Hepler said the City Coun-
cil approved up to $100,000
for the signs, which she feels
will come in under budget if
all goes well.
“Hopefully, there will
be no unexpected delays
or problems. If all goes as
planned, they should be in-
stalled later this month. They
may not be lit right away be-
cause we need to install them
then do the electrical compo-
nent,” she said, noting that if
weather permits, the entire
project should be finished by
the end of November.
BEAUTIFICATION
CROWLEY STAR/KYP SHILLAM
Crews are busily planting over 400 trees along the medians on FM 1187 through Crowley as part of a
beautification project.
Median work to define Crowley
Two downed power poles rest on the Crowley Cemetery fence on N.
Hampton.
CROWLEY STAR/KYP SHILLAM
A coach at Crowley High School,
Mike Evans is thrilled that his
co-workers and members of the
football booster club have rallied
around him and his new son,
Corbin.
him home,” Becky said,
humbled by the faithful-
ness of God and the gener-
osity of his people.
Although Corbin is
clearly a part of the fam-
ily and enjoying sister
Bentlee with every fiber
of his chubby being, the
financial journey is not
over. The Evans’ still need
to raise about $2,000 to fi-
nalize the adoption.
Rising to the occasion,
the CHS Football Booster
Club will hold a barbecue
at the Crowley v. Everman
football game on Oct. 24 in
hopes of raising the final
amount needed.
“It doesn’t matter how
we got them, they’re our
kids, and being a parent to
them is such a blessing,”
Becky said.
Unable to have chil-
dren, the Evans’ spent
several years and thou-
sands of dollars chasing
the dream of parenthood
through infertility treat-
ments. Two miscarriages
and countless sorrows
brought Mike and Becky
to the end of themselves
just over two years ago.
“We realized we were
doing this in our strength
and hadn’t really prayed
about what God wanted
for us,” Mike admitted.
Becky agreed.
“This is his plan for us
to become parents. When
we look back at all the in-
fertility treatments and all
the pain, he had to get us
to a place of saying, ‘OK.
What’s your plan for us?’”
she said, noting God’s an-
swer was swift in coming.
Becky had been writ-
ing a blog on her infertil-
ity struggle, when a friend
read it and called her.
“She said her best
friend’s little brother and
his girlfriend were pregnant
and they were going to put
the baby up for adoption.
She asked if we were open
to it, would be want to talk
to them to see if they would
choose us,” Becky recalled,
noting the couple went
straight to prayer.
“We called the Gladney
Center. The couple had
not looked at any other
profiles yet, so I made a
profile book really fast and
submitted it,” Becky said.
In short, the couple
liked what they saw in the
profile and chose the Ev-
ans’ for their daughter.
“It was a four month
whirlwind. We had just
spent all our money on
infertility treatments and
now we had to come up
with nearly $20,000,”
Becky said.
Friends, family and the
community rallied around
them. Garage sales, web-
sites and a slew of other
fundraisers ensured their
dream.
“We were at the hospi-
tal when she was born. She
came straight home with
us and we couldn’t love
her more,” Becky said.
Although Mike is thor-
oughly in love with his
daughter, who enjoys rough-
housing with her daddy and
shows little interest in dolls,
he doesn’t deny the desire to
have a son.
“I would be lying to my-
self if I said I didn’t want a
boy,” he admitted. “I wanted
a brother as a kid and always
wanted my own son, espe-
cially when I see my friends
who are coaches and they’re
teaching their sons to play
ball.”
Mike and Becky are
thrilled with their family and
through scriptures on the
walls of their home and pic-
tures lining every shelf and
counter, vow to remember
the faithfulness of God.
“It’s like He’s saying, ‘This
is what I have for you,’ and its
something really good,” said
Mike. “We were talking today
in church about when we go
through struggles and hard
times, that’s when we learn
to rely on the Lord and not
ourselves. But often, when
we come out on the other
side, it’s easy to forget who
brought us through all of
that.”
And infertility, Becky said,
was a blessing in disguise.
“I’m glad we did try infer-
tility treatments because I al-
ways would have wondered if
we hadn’t, and as hard as that
time was, it was a necessary
part of the process to get me
to the point of saying that I’ve
tried it my way and it didn’t
work,” she said. “The reality
of it is, these are our children
and we’ve never, not for a
moment, been disappointed.
We’re just so overwhelmed
with God’s blessings.”
For those considering
adoption, who may be over-
whelmed with the finan-
cial impact of the decision,
Mike and Becky recommend
prayer and the book “Adop-
tion without Debt -- Creative
Ways to Cover the Cost of
Adoption” by Julie Gumm.
“I was born in England
and my parents came here
when I was two,” he said,
noting the only home he has
ever known is southern Fort
Worth. “They still have an
accent, but the only English
tradition I still have is I drink
tea — lots of tea and all the
time.”
Long said that, contrary
to popular belief, military
service is not a direct path to
citizenship. However, it did
help that the Marines had a
streamlined citizenship pro-
gram he was able to take ad-
vantage of.
“It’s a very expensive pro-
cess and takes a really long
time,” Long said, adding he
finally received his U.S. citi-
zenship papers last year. “It
was frustrating because I was
in the military and I was a
cop, but I couldn’t vote.”
Now able to serve his
country fully, Long said po-
lice work is his way of giving
back.
“In the Marines, we knew
we did a lot of good, but we
didn’t get to make that con-
nection. We didn’t really
get to see the difference we
made in people’s daily lives.
Here, I do,” he said of pro-
tecting and serving the peo-
ple of Crowley.
Coming here in 1997 after
a short stint with the Irving
PD, Long said was essentially
coming home. A graduate of
Southwest High School and
member of the weightlifting
and swim teams, Long was
back in the neighborhood.
“A guy I knew from the
academy came to work here
in Crowley. He said it was
a really great place to work
and full of good people. I just
wanted to be a cop, so I came
here,” he said.
In his
n e a r l y
17 years
with CPD,
Long has
held most
of the po-
s i t i o n s
within the
d e p a r t -
ment and
has a long
list of continuing education
and leadership classes under
his belt.
One of the jobs he enjoyed
most was field training offi-
cer. It’s the position he said
has shaped the way he leads.
“As an FTO, you’re re-
sponsible for training new
recruits, and most of the time
they are brand new recruits.
The FTO makes a significant
impact and shapes who they
are as an officer and how they
do things,” Long said, refer-
ring to best practices and
customer service, both CPD
cornerstones. “If they be-
lieve in your mission, values
and culture, they will do po-
lice work the same way their
FTO does, which is not just
about putting bad guys in
jail. It’s about serving people
and meeting the needs of the
community.”
Although in a new role,
Long said he continues to
lead by example and will help
Chief Soler in whatever ca-
pacity needed.
“Our personalities com-
pliment each other and we
work great together. He lis-
tens to my ideas and is a very
good leader,” Long said of
Crowley’s top cop.
When asked if he would
want the mantle of chief,
Long said it’s not a step he
would actively pursue.
“Ijusttakethingsinstride,”
he said. “It’s not about me. I
just like to help people.”
Long
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By KYP SHILLAM
crowleystar@thestargroup.com
The sign over the door
says “Faith and Honor.”
Those two words have reso-
nated with Crowley Eagles
football players for genera-
tions. They also have deep
meaning for the team’s chap-
lain, Pastor Chris Rhodes.
Looking more like one
of Hell’s Angels than Heav-
en’s saints, Rhodes’ shaven
head, dark shades and tat-
toos speak of a life redeemed,
something that he says helps
him connect with the teenag-
ers God has put in his path.
“I played football and
basketball in a little town
in Oklahoma – Hollis High
School,” he said with a smile.
“There were 55 kids in my
class. We played 11-man foot-
ball, barely.”
Saved while in high school
and raised in a good Chris-
tian home, Rhodes had plans
to become a police officer. He
said his parents did every-
thing right.
“It was me. I wanted to fit
in and that’s how I got into
drugs,” he said of life after
graduation. “When I say we
did drugs, I mean all day,
every day. I was working, liv-
ing at home and hanging out
with some guys that I thought
were my friends. ”
Turning his back on his
faith and family, Rhodes
said he truly knew God loved
him when he was arrested on
drug charges in 1998.
“I found out my friends
were not my friends. Mine
was the first name thrown
out when they got caught,” he
said.
Never charged with a
crime, Rhodes knows his
heavenly father’s hand was
on his back.
“When I wasn’t faith-
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Pastor Chris Rhodes prays for the safety of the Crowley High School Eagles football team before every game.
Pastor Chris Rhodes encourages the Eagles as they hit the field. On the
way out the door each player keeps with tradition by touching the sign
above the door which reads “Faith and Honor.”
Chaplin supplys support for Eagles team
FAITH IN ACTION
ful, God was. He was always
there in everything I was go-
ing through. He gave me the
wake-up call I needed to get
things back on track,” Rhodes
said, adding he finally knew
who God really was and what
he was supposed to do with
that knowledge.
“It was about his faithful-
ness to me. He had my back
and that’s what I want to
share with the kids. No mat-
ter what you’ve done or been
through, God has a plan for
your life that will bring you
out of addiction, a bad fam-
ily, bad choices and relation-
ships. He wants the best for
you,” Rhodes said. “That’s
what I want these high school
kids to see so they can have
an experience with God.”
A member of Heritage
of Faith Christian Center on
W. Cleburne Road, smack-
dab between Crowley and
North Crowley High Schools,
Rhodes has been involved
in youth ministry for several
years. Seven of those years
have been spent giving his
Friday nights to the Crowley
Eagles football team.
“Mike Evans was the
coach who got me to come in
initially. The head coach back
then was Brad McCone,”
Rhodes said.
Current coach Chris
James said there is a definite
value in having someone like
Pastor Chris available to the
players and coaches.
“I think you have to have
a multitude of support in a
program like this. You can’t
just have the coaches as the
only mentors,” James said,
noting every team he’s been
a part of has had a chaplain.
“Although we’d like to think
our players can talk to us
about anything, the reality
of it is, there are times they
need Pastor Chris. They uti-
lize him for the things he’s an
expert on.”
James said Rhodes is
most effective by being be-
hind the scenes.
“He’s kind of quiet and
always around. From every-
thing I’ve seen, the kids re-
ally respond to him. They
like the inspirational mes-
sages he shares with them
because they’re real,” James
said. “Football, like any trial
or competition, holds true in
life. Pastor Chris talks about
football, but they all know the
message is about life — not re-
ligion, but a true life lesson.”
On game nights, Rhodes
arrives early whether the
game is at home or on the
road. He mingles and helps
the coaches get organized.
“I talk with parents and
teens and just make myself
available. The boys know I’m
there if they need to talk or
pray. By doing that, God is
present. He’s there,” Rhodes
said.
As the focus narrows to
game time, Rhodes pumps
up the team with the cool-
est God-rock music he can
find, including team favor-
ite LaCrae. He gives a short
lesson and leads the prayer,
a voluntary affair which fo-
cuses on protection, good
decisions and honor, not just
for the sake of Eagles tradi-
tion, but honoring God for
his faithfulness.
“Many of these kids have
heard about God, but have
had no experience with him.
I’ve experienced him, and
while I believe he wants us to
experience good things, those
good things need to be in line
with the choices we make.
That’s why I’m here – to help
them make wise decisions
that will help them on Earth
and in Heaven,” Rhodes said.
“He’s faithful even when
we’re not.”
On the sidelines through-
out the game, he makes himself
availableasacounselor,sound-
ing board and motivator.
“Some kids want to pray.
Others need encouragement
or someone to keep them from
getting in trouble for mouth-
ing off if they lose it,” Rhodes
said, adding a thick skin is a
positive virtue for a football
chaplain. “There was a player
some years ago who would get
so angry on the field. He had
a really foul mouth and would
come off the field in pretty
rough shape. I’d stay with him
and help him blow off steam
so that he’d be calm when
he finally went to talk to the
coaches.”
That player, Rhodes said,
is indicative of many of the
players he’s seen over the
years – boys trying to become
men with few positive male
role models in their lives to
show them the way.
“I would say that lack
of a strong male figure in
the home is the No. 1 prob-
lem with teenagers today,”
Rhodes said of both the boys
and girls he deals with in
youth ministry. “Dads need
to understand that their kids
don’t need their money. They
need their time. They need to
see your love before they see
your checkbook. What they
need is for you to stand up, be
a man of God – a man of the
Word, so that when they talk
to you and think of you, they
know you have their back.”
For those who will never
receive that, Rhodes says
he does his best to fill those
empty shoes.
“A lot of kids ask to call me
dad. They say, ‘You’re more
of a dad to me than my own
dad.’ Only I don’t give them
money. I give them my atten-
tion,” he said. “They know if
they need me, I’m here.”
Just like the heavenly fa-
ther who didn’t give up on
him.
By KYP SHILLAM
crowleystar@thestargroup.com
The Crowley High School
parking lot filled up with run-
ners Saturday morning, all
hoping to support the Lim-
er family and their charity
Scared SIDless.
"We have around 140
runners," said Ginny Limer,
race founder who lost her
6-month old son Cullin to
Sudden Infant Death Syn-
drome on Oct. 2, 2012. This
race is a way for her to heal by
helping others.
"The money raised will be
used to send children of loss
and their parents to Camp
Cullin," Limer said of the get-
away she runs through Scared
SIDless. "We brought in about
$1,600, which is enough for
16 kids to come to camp for
one day or eight for two days."
Over 50 children from Joy
James Elementary School in
Castleberry ISD took part,
reminding teacher Barba-
ra Boggins, Cullin Limer's
grandmother, that they love
her and hope to help her con-
tinue coping with the loss.
"It's very touching that
they came," Boggins said,
eyes misting. "I'm not do-
ing too well today and I'm a
COMMUNITY SPIRIT
SIDS fun run raises money
little emotional, but this is so
sweet to see Coach Stillwag-
on brought our running club
for the race."
Crowley resident Christy
Pearce, along with son Bren-
nan, 6 and her aunt Tommie
Wicker, signed up after seeing
a story on the Limer family and
the race in the Crowley Star.
"I thought it was a great
cause and wanted to support
the Limers," Pearce said, not-
ing she, too, has felt loss. "I
had three healthy boys then
suffered two miscarriages.
That was hard, but I cannot
imagine how painful losing
a child to SIDS must be. My
cousin lost her baby to SIDS
on Christmas morning. It
was such a shock."
Brennan, a member of the
Bess Race Running Eagles
club, admitted he didn't know
why he was running, but that
he really wanted to win.
"I want a medal," he said
before the one-mile race.
Neighbor of the Limer fam-
ily, Hollis Wilson, 7, said he,
too, was gunning for a medal.
"This is my friend's race
for Cullin. I live on Skelly
Street right by them and I ran
the whole way – I didn't stop,"
the freckled red-head said just
before receiving his medal.
With smiles all around,
Limer's oldest friend Mary
Kelly, who had taken registra-
tion all morning, said the race
was a success in many ways.
"It's been two years and
she's getting a little bit stron-
ger all the time," Kelly said of
Limer, watching her friend
laugh as she handed out
medals. "It's a daily battle,
but writing and doing things
like this is her therapy. It
helps her get through."
Anyone still wishing to
donate to Scared SIDless and
Camp Cullin are welcome to
do so by contacting Limer
through www.scaredsidless.
com.
CROWLEY STAR/KYP SHILLAM
Participants in the Scared SIDless Run in the Clouds 5k competition take
off from the starting line at Crowley High School Saturday morning.
Baylor All Saints Medical Center at Fort Worth has been
designated an “Advanced Level III Trauma Facility” by the
Texas Department of State Health Services. This recognition
confirms the high level of specialized care provided by our
dedicated multidisciplinary trauma team that includes board-
certified, fellowship-trained trauma surgeons and orthopedic
trauma surgeons.
Texas Department of State Health Services
designated
Advanced Level III
Trauma Facility
For more information on our Emergency Department or a
physician referral, call 1.800.4BAYLOR or visit us online at
BaylorHealth.com/FortWorth.
1400 Eighth Ave.
Fort Worth, TX 76104
Physicians are members of the medical sta at one of Baylor Health Care System’s subsidiary, community, or affiliated medical centers and are neither employees nor agents of those
medical centers, Baylor All Saints Medical Center at Fort Worth or Baylor Scott & White Health. ©2014 Baylor Scott & White Health. BASMCaFW_1261_2014 571 CE 10.14
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St. Francis VillageSt. Francis Village
Annual Fall FestivalAnnual Fall Festival
4070 St. Francis Village Rd. Crowley, TX 760364070 St. Francis Village Rd. Crowley, TX 76036
for more information call 817-292-5786for more information call 817-292-5786
Saturday, September 21Saturday, September 21
8:00 am - 2:00 pm8:00 am - 2:00 pm
Resale Shop/Garage Sale, Book Sale, Bake Sale,Resale Shop/Garage Sale, Book Sale, Bake Sale,
Ceramics and Crafts.Ceramics and Crafts.
Sandwich Shop where you can have lunch.Sandwich Shop where you can have lunch.
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